burinist

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noun

One who engraves with a burin.

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Meanings

nounburinist (plural burinists)

plural burinists

  1. One who engraves with a burin.

    Francois Chaveau, born in 1618, was first of all very eminent as a burinist, but he afterwards adopted the etching needle. His works show great force and character, but are hastily executed.

    1841, The Foreign Quarterly Review

Origin

From burin + -ist.

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APA

burinist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burinist

MLA

“burinist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burinist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burinist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burinist.

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